Rest and Recreation

Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Anna Jacobs the Green Party candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation. Anna explains the reasons why she decided to become and candidate this year, the challenges she believes she will enc

Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Alan Lamb the Conservative candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation. Alan discusses the experience of representing the town he was born in for 17 years. How the Wetherby Ward has changed

After the Second World War the victorious allies have agreed how they will divide Germany amongst them. But the Soviet regime wants more. Half of Berlin, the capital city is controlled by the Soviets. It is here that Stalin the Soviet dictator starts his campaign to seize control of more of Germany by blockading the ci

Paul Tyer was a hobby modeller who turned a hobby into a living when he founded Peedie Models. He now lives in Orkney. In this episode of Rest and Recreation Paul explains to Michael Millward the managing director of Abeceder and host of Rest and Recreation how he became a professional modeller. They discuss how other

In this episode of Rest and Recreation Greg Mosse introduces Michael Millward, the managing director of Abeceder and host of Rest and Recreation to Maisie Cooper a woman who becomes an amateur detective to find out why her brother died. We meet Maisie as she returns to Church Lodge in the village of her childhood, litt

Michael Millward meets Ava Glass the creator of the intelligent intelligence officer Emma Makepeace the main character in The Chase, the first of a series of espionage novels. Ava explains the real-life events that inspired The Chase and the extensive research she undertook before putting pen to paper. A British intell